Tag Archives: SeaWorld
29Jul
Thomas Cook Stops Promoting Orca Shows
Holiday giant Thomas Cook, which is Britain’s largest tour operator, will no longer be selling excursions to Loro Parque in Tenerife, Spain
read more
08Jul
Why I Choose Wild Over Captive
Recently, a friend of mine went on a whale watch cruise. For months, she had looked forward to the prospect of seeing
read more
06Dec
Loro Parque’s ‘Blackfish’ is Pregnant
Two days after first being reported by Spanish online newspaper El Dia Es, Loro Parque has confirmed the pregnancy of one of
read more
03Nov
Little Transparency Over Disappearing Dolphins
Research often follows its own path. In seeking out one fact we inadvertently trip over another; such as dolphins disappearing from aquariums.
read more
23Oct
Study: SeaWorld’s Apex Predators Are Rotting to the Core
It may sound farcical to exhibit an apex predator minus its teeth but according to a new study, SeaWorld is doing just
read more
18Sep
When Natural Disasters and Captive Cetaceans Collide
During and after Hurricane Irma’s devastating assault on Florida, the world’s attention was tightly focused on the impact to human life. What few
read more
16Aug
Breaking: Kasatka Dies at SeaWorld
Kasatka, one of SeaWorld’s last remaining matriarchs, has died. The orca, aged approximately 41 years of age, was wild-caught from Icelandic waters
read more
24Jul
Breaking: SeaWorld’s Baby Orca Kyara is Dead
On April 19, 2017, SeaWorld San Antonio announced the birth of a baby orca to mom Takara. Now, three months later, she
read more
17Jun
Exclusive: Is SeaWorld’s Orca Kasatka Losing Her Battle with Chronic Illness?
In August 2016, SeaWorld released information that Kasatka, the matriarchal orca at SeaWorld San Diego had been suffering from a bacterial respiratory
read more
26Feb
Trio of Deaths: Sheriff’s Report on the Death of Daniel Dukes
Part three of a series revisiting the deaths attributed to SeaWorld whales and the OSHA-SeaWorld case. Read part one here, and part
read more